rnin02

rnin02

Telemetry, Nursery, Post-Partum

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  1. Chronic COPD'er, 1 lung, 02 @ 6L/min. What would you do?

    rnin02 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think you made some great points, but I don't see mention of the patients Hemoglobin anywhere...am I missing something??? Which is entirely

  2. Thoughts on being a nurse

    rnin02 replied to moyz's topic in General Nursing

    Honestly, I'm beginning to dislike being a nurse. There are many reasons for this, the politics of it, the paperwork involved, and lots more. I've switched from adults to babies, so maybe my dislike...

  3. What would you change if you could?

    rnin02 replied to SarahLerie's topic in General Nursing

    What a brillant idea! It always killed me the few times we were so short staffed on our floor, that every unit had higher than normal ratios, no charge nurses, etc...and the director would go home...

  4. Have you ever done CPR off duty?

    rnin02 replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught most recently 30 compressions to 2 breaths. A partial reason for this change is people give breaths incorrectly, create too much pressure and the compressions are not as effective. But I...

  5. Grrrr scheduling!

    rnin02 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. 187 days without a day off? How did you stay sane? Or at least sane enough to not be

  6. Grrrr scheduling!

    rnin02 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked this kind of schedule before, it stinks!! Does your unit have a wishlist for days off? If so, I would put myself on it real quick! Or try to switch with

  7. What are charge nurses like at your work place?

    rnin02 replied to rn undisclosed name's topic in General Nursing

    On my old unit (tele) on a good night we had a charge nurse (team leader) with no assignment and a monitor tech. at other times the team leader would have a few patients, and usually if it got to the...

  8. CTs with contrast through central lines

    rnin02 replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    I thought that they could use a central line, but to do so they would have to do the contrast slower and change some of the settings on the machine to get accurate results...so they don't like to do...

  9. Officially off orientation tonight! Yeaa!

    rnin02 replied to jenrninmi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations, getting off orientation is the best

  10. Mother/Baby nursing?

    rnin02 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi! My hospital is changing to Mother-baby nursing this spring, so that each nurse would have the mom and the baby. Currently we have separate postpartum and nursery nurses. My question is, how do you...

  11. Shift and weekend differentials- what are yours?

    rnin02 replied to Chaoticdreams33's topic in General Nursing

    3-11= $3 11-7 =$4 weekends for nights is 3-11=$7, 11-7= $8. Our weekend diff starts at 11pm friday until 11pm sunday. i can't remember what 7a-3p gets on the

  12. self-scheduling help

    rnin02 replied to dainty's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, having a set pattern is easiest for future planning. Especially with an 8 week schedule! That's a long schedule. My "favorite" 2 week pattern is this: work Thurs, Friday, Sat, Sun off Mon,...

  13. Do you round up when weighing babies???

    rnin02 replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was going to mention this too. I saw you had a c-section, but did do some pushing, so maybe that had an effect? I also noticed that the different nurses I work with measure differently, some do it...

  14. What I miss/don't miss about my previous nursing position

    rnin02 replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be in Tele...I don't miss the detox patients, the chronic frequent flyer patients who refused to follow their meds/diets,etc (not couldn't mind you, wouldn't), the total care patients when...

  15. Do you round up when weighing babies???

    rnin02 replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been taught by most of my preceptors to give the exact weight, ie 8#5.7 oz. The computer will round it, but for our "baby chart" we don't use computer charting, so I always write it out without...

  16. Whadda u think about the college network?

    rnin02 replied to jaceysaunt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have completed a few of the nursing courses thru ISU, but at the moment I need to take the clinical portion before I can go further, and so at this point I'm taking a break from ISU. I took...

  17. Money from a patient?

    rnin02 replied to jack4408's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital makes a huge deal about not accepting gifts such as this from patients. This is what they have to say about it: "Do not accept gifts or favors from patients Perishable or consumable...

  18. Am I Being Unreasonable? Please Give Me Your Opinion!

    rnin02 replied to Nurse!Nurse!Hello?'s topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital, part time and full time have the same weekend and holiday requirements. I think parttime employees have to pay more for benefits (i think, not positive though) and I'm not sure how...

  19. I should have said something...

    rnin02 replied to Jesskanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Empathy for a patient willingly seeking treatment for chemical dependencies, absolutely. Being firm with a "drunk" who needs 4 point restraints and IVP ativan is also 100% necessary. I feel bad for...

  20. The Circumcision Discussion

    rnin02 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've seen a number of circumcisions done in the past few months, and while I've never seen a baby pass out, most cry and are uncomfortable, although the lidocaine, sweetease and tylenol help, for a...

  21. well baby nursery RN

    rnin02 replied to NatalieGRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In our WBN, it really depends on where you've been oriented. The plan for our unit is to go to "mother-baby nursing" in May, so that each nurse will take the mom and her baby. Currently post-partum...

  22. Need advice

    rnin02 replied to metalmom's topic in General Nursing

    Just to agree with everyone else, take a break! School isn't going anywhere, take your

  23. dreams

    rnin02 replied to LargoLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm constantly dreaming about work, too many different dreams to remember really. My most frequent dream is that I'm a patient in a hospital, and I'm try to insert a foley in myself. Then I usually...

  24. ISU vs. Chamberlain

    rnin02 replied to aegirl's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have taken a few courses thru ISU's online program. They went well for me, good instructors, and I like the online format. I didn't do any pre-req's thru TCN, some I have done directly thru ISU,...

  25. Whadda u think about the college network?

    rnin02 replied to jaceysaunt's topic in Online Distance Learning

    College Network is expensive if you buy the guides directly thru them. I'd recommend, if possible, for example if you are going to finish your degree thru ISU, getting a transcript evaluation thru ISU...